Culture Class Season 2 S2 #12 - Top 5 Biggest Company Battles in British Media and Entertainment
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🗓️ 22 January 2026
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| 0:00.0 | The top five biggest company battles in British media and entertainment. |
| 0:10.2 | Yes, we'll give you a brief rundown of some of the major players and issues in British media and entertainment, and tell you about their battles. |
| 0:19.7 | Let's begin with number five, |
| 0:21.7 | the High Street versus the Internet. |
| 0:24.6 | Media and entertainment are of course businesses |
| 0:27.1 | that are trying to make money, |
| 0:29.0 | and the High Street and Internet or their delivery routes, so to speak. |
| 0:33.4 | Yeah, I remember going to the High Street to buy albums, books, |
| 0:37.3 | and other forms of entertainment. |
| 0:39.3 | The High Streets and shopping malls were full of stores selling things like that. |
| 0:44.3 | There were cinemas everywhere too, showing the latest movies. |
| 0:48.3 | I like internet shopping now though. |
| 0:51.3 | Internet shopping is easier, and there's a greater variety. |
| 0:55.0 | A website like Amazon can stock a far larger range than any high street store can and often |
| 1:01.0 | for lower prices. |
| 1:03.0 | Why even leave the house when you can get everything delivered to you or stream things instantly |
| 1:09.0 | thanks to services like Netflix. |
| 1:15.1 | Well, I think the British public probably agrees with you there. |
| 1:18.2 | The internet has definitely changed the way we're shopping. |
| 1:22.3 | Many high street stores are facing difficulty and closing down, |
| 1:25.1 | whereas internet shopping is increasing every year. |
| 1:28.3 | I remember when Woolworth shut down. That chain stocked virtually every type of media there was, |
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